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FOI #22-280 (08-2-22, 3:36 pm) - Subject - Athletics documents
Name - Steve Berkowitz
Affiliation - USA Today
The contracts and base salaries covering the 2022-23 season for the 10 full-time assistant football coaches and the football team’s head strength/conditioning coach, as well as:
§ Other amendments or addenda.
§ Documents reflecting current or intended compensation or benefits to any of the coaches from a third party.
*If any assistant or the strength/conditioning coach is not covered by a contract, please provide the applicable letter of understanding or other document that outlines his compensation and a copy of any document listing bonuses for which the coach is eligible, including criteria for the bonuses and the amounts that would be paid.
*If any assistant or the strength/conditioning coach is employed on an at-will basis, please provide a list of each coach’s base salary and a copy of any document listing bonuses for which the coach is eligible, including criteria for the bonuses and the amounts that would be paid.
*If the football team does not have a dedicated strength/conditioning coach, I would like to obtain the compensation information for the athletics department’s head strength/conditioning coach.
FOI #22-279 (08-2-22, 12:37 pm) - Subject - Salary increase due to accepted retention offer
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - State of Connecticut
I was employed by the University during this timeframe and received and accepted a salary increase and retention offer within the same timeframe.
I am requesting three records in three categories:
1) all and any correspondence related to and regarding this retention offer made by these named persons: myself, Haleh Ghaemolsabahi, Michael Mundrane, Stephen Fletcher, Leslie Martin.
As well as any and all directly or indirectly included persons and participants in these communications including but not limited to UConn HR personnel past and present.
2) record of UConn HR/payroll transactions regarding this offer and salary increase and applicable dates received and processed.
3) any and all offer signed offer documents from above named persons. Including but not limited to DocuSign requests and signatures and email attachments.
I am requesting the Intercollegiate Athletics Contract and all amendments between the University of Connecticut and Liberty University for football games in 2022, 2025 and beyond. With Liberty joining Conference USA in the 2023-24 season, I am researching to see which games are remaining on Liberty's future schedules.
FOI #22-277 (08-1-22, 9:55 pm) - Subject - Dining Services
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Daily Campus
1. I would like the total number of people who were hired by UConn Dining Services from August 1st 2021 to June 1st 2022 and 2. the total number of people who have ceased employment with UConn Dining Services from August 1st 2021 to June 1st 2022. 3. In addition, can I also have the number of employees that UConn budgets for Dining Services in a semester. 4. I would also like the percentage of UConn Dining Services faculty that are current students of the university. Thank you.
FOI #22-276 (08-1-22, 9:32 pm) - Subject - Housing
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Daily Campus
1. I would like access to any emails from the "livingoncampus@uconn.edu" and "csd@uconn.edu" emails about any communication regarding gender-inclusive housing as well as 2. Residential Life's process by which applicants to gender inclusive housing are approved or denied. 3. I would also like the number of students who have applied for gender inclusive housing and been denied since January 1st 2019, 4. the number of students who have applied for gender inclusive housing and been accepted since January 1st 2019, and 5. the total number of possible students Residential Life can accommodate into gender inclusive housing as of September 1st 2020, September 1st 2021, and February 1st 2022.
One of our vans was parked outside of the receiving and loading dock on Farmington Campus. It was reported to myself that both rear tires had a flat. Upon looking at the pictures of the tires there appears to be slash and puncture cuts on the tire. We would like to obtain footage of the location from 7:30am to 10:30 am to determine if the vehicle in question was vandalized in any way shape or form. The dates are from 8/1/2022 7:30 am to 10:30 am.
FOI #22-274 (08-1-22, 9:56 am) - Subject - Parking Services
Name - Richard Padilla
Affiliation -
I would like to request the following:
1. Amount of Parking Passes, including type and area, and total revenue from selling of parking passes for the 2021-2022 year.
2. All parking citation and appeal data from 2021 - present including date, time, location (e.g. lot number), vehicle make/model/color, parking permit type (if any), violation, issuing officer (anonymized coding is fine), appeal request, action taken on appeal, and reason for denial as applicable. If possible, please provide in .xlsx
3. Current budget of Parking Services
FOI #22-273 (08-1-22, 9:56 am) - Subject - Email/Text/Communication records for Professor
Name - Richard Padilla
Affiliation -
I would like to request unredacted copies of for any/all emails, texts, messages, or any form of communication involving Professor and including the words "cheating," "cheat," "academic dishonesty," or "academic misconduct," from October 1st 2021 to December 2021.
FOI #22-271 (07-28-22, 7:25 pm) - Subject - Police Report and Footage
Name - Richard Padilla
Affiliation -
Full, unredacted copies of incident and or investigation reports and bodycam of the first officer on scene at the main entrance of the Wu building pertaining to incident #2200012239, an assault at 19 Husky Cir on 2/19/22.